Article UMAC Journal

Author(s):

Jenny Horder

Title:

Promoting health through public programmes in university medical museums

Erscheinungsdatum:

2003

Published in:

Exposing and Exploiting the Distinct Character of University Museums and Collections, Proceedings of the Second Conference of the International Committee of ICOM for University Museums and Collections (UMAC), Sydney & Canberra, September-October 2002 – Aus: MUSEOLOGIA - an international journal of museology, Volume 3 No. 1-2,
pp. 127-132

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Abstract (eng):

Pathology museums worldwide are in danger. This paper explores the extent and the reasons for this threat to these valuable teaching resources - day by day becoming dormant collections. Should they now be classified as heritage material? What factors might contribute to their survival? How has their role changed? How effective and appropriate might they be as a resource in delivering public health programmes and how can this be achieved? How can meaning and interpretation of this type of material be conveyed to those undertaking community outreach? Shifting the focus of medical museums and creating accessibility to a broad audience may allow these museums to be promoted more widely as the educational treasures they are.